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hasan

kalender

[DIRECTOR & PRODUCER]
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He studied cinema at the Faculty of Fine Arts at D.E.U. (2003 - 2007).

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The documentary film “The Remains From History (2004)” was included in the archives of the Documentary Filmmakers Association (BSB). His short films "For A Last Breath (2005)" and "Last Decision (2007)" received awards from national and international festivals.

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After working as an assistant director for 2 years, he started writing scripts and shooting commercials. In 2011, he received the Best Editing award at the 48th Golden Orange Film Festival.

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He directed 6 episodes of the TV series "Gurbette Aşk" broadcasted on TRT1 between 2013-2014.

In 2015, he shot his first feature film called "Sebahat and Melahat", which is a mainstream cinema. He produced and directed the short film "About Arif", which he wrote and shot in 2016, about the life of a Down syndrome individual, and this film was selected to more than 100 film festivals in 37 countries and received 18 awards.

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He worked as the production consultant for the feature film "Yasamak Guzel Sey", which was released in 2016. In 2019, he produced and directed the feature-length documentary named "Chromosome Brothers".

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As of 2019, he has been producing independent cinema projects under his own company "222 Film".

 

© 2021 by Hasan Kalender.

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